S
T
. E
DWARD
’
S
S
CHOOL
O
XFORD
AND THE
G
REAT
W
AR
1914 - 1918
R
EVEREND
W
ILLIAM
T
HOMAS
F
ERGUSON
5
TH
S
CHOOL
W
ARDEN
(1913
- 1925)
WHO AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR IN THE POST FACED THE DEPARTURE OF MOST OF
HIS PREFECTS
,
SENIOR BOYS
,
TEACHING STAFF AND NON
-
TEACHING STAFF OF
FIGHTING AGE
,
THE MAJORITY OF WHOM JOINED THE CALL TO ARMS WITHOUT A
MOMENTS HESITATION
.